Stanislav Hurenko
| Stanislav Hurenko | |
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| First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine | |
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In office 22 June 1990 – 1 September 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Vladimir Ivashko |
| Succeeded by | None—post abolished |
| Full member of the 28th Politburo | |
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In office 14 July 1990 – 29 August 1991 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 May 1936 Ilovaisk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 14 April 2013 (aged 76) Kiev, Ukraine |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union/Communist Party of Ukraine |
| Spouse(s) | Lyudmyla |
| Children | Ivan and Kseniya |
Stanislav Ivanovych Hurenko (Ukrainian: Станісла́в Іва́нович Гуре́нко; Russian: Станисла́в Ива́нович Гуре́нко, tr. Stanislav Ivanovich Gurenko; 30 May 1936 – 14 April 2013), was a Ukrainian Soviet politician and member of the Communist Party.
Mikhail Gorbachev brought in his ally Hurenko in to replace Vladimir Ivashko as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Ukrainian SSR on 22 June 1990. He resigned his position as First Secretary on 1 September 1991 following suppression of the Ukrainian SSR and the independence of Ukraine.
Then he served as the member of Verkhovna Rada.
Hurenko retired and died on 14 April 2013, at the age of 76 after suffering from cancer.
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